I think with the second unit, allen could be more explosive looking for his shot, Barkley said last night the celtics lost the lead when both teams put their benches in, well this could definitely improve that and on top of that, get allen going b/c he's been struggling.
I said this earlier in the year:
magicfan4life05 wrote:ill probably get flamed, but does anyone else think they celtics should bring ray allen off the bench? I think they have enough scoring with kg and piece in the lineup and then insert posey for his D and you're not losing anything spacing wise with him in the game. Then you bring allen off the bench to help out the scoring/spark similar to dallas and san antonio..
obviously it's not a good idea now because how successful they've been but later on if they start to slip, it might be a good idea...imo having pierce, allen, and kg it too much firepower to start the game, but perfect to finish it if that makes sense...
http://realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=738166
I honestly think bringing him off the bench will help him get more shots and give him a better chance to get in rhythm. With KG and Pierce in the linup, I dont think Rivers is creative enough to get him more shots in the offense, leaving him with limited opportunities to score, and when he does get looks, if he misses a couple in a row, he's a in a never ending slump as we see now.
Another reason is the pistons are going right at him on defense trying to attack him and wear him down by running around all day chasing hamilton. If you put in posey as a starter, he can do a better job relatively and still shoot the 3 and spread the floor spacing wise. Then when Allen gets in the game, he doesnt have to waste so much energy on defense and concentrate fully on his scoring.
what do you think?
